Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology, cilt.2017, sa.October Special Issue INTE, ss.1177-1184, 2017 (SCI-Expanded)
© The Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology.The objective of this study is to examine the role of kinesthetic intelligence levels of child and young sporters aged 12 - 18 on determining problem solving skills. According to the study objective, the study group consisted of totally 363 licensed child and young sporters aged 12-18, who competed in clubs. 29,5% of participants were in the age group of 12-13 (n=107), 32,5,% in the age group of 14-15 (n=118) and 38% in the age group of 16-18 (n=138). Among the participants; 51% were female (n=185) and 49% male sporters (n=178). The study objective was achieved by using Problem Solving Scale, which was developed by Heppner and Peter’sen (1982) and was tested for validity and reliability by Sahin, Sahin and Heppner (1993), and Kinesthetic Intelligence Scale, which was adapted into Turkish by Saban (2002). The acquired data were analyzed by using SPSS 22.0 program. Data regarding both scales were analyzed via non-parametric analysis methods as they did not show a normal distribution. Kruskal Wallis H test was used in comparing the scale data according to the age groups of participants. Mann Whitney U test was used in determining the differences between the age groups in lower dimensions. Mann Whitney U test was used in comparing the scale data according to the gender of participants. Spearman Correlation Analysis was conducted for examining the relationship between the scores of Physical Intelligence Scale and Problem Solving Skills Scale. Examining the study findings; it was determined that there was no statistically significant finding between the kinesthetic intelligence levels and problem solving skills of sporters. As a consequence, it may be suggested that there is no systematic relationship between the kinesthetic intelligence level and problem solving skill within the scope of our study.